Ihor Smeshko | |
|---|---|
| Ігор Смешко | |
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| Head of the Security Service of Ukraine | |
| In office 4 September 2003 – 4 February 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Leonid Derkach |
| Succeeded by | Oleksandr Turchynov |
| Military Attache of Ukraine in Switzerland | |
| In office September 2000 – October 2001 | |
| Head of the Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence | |
| In office 9 June 1997 – 29 September 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Oleksandr Skipalskyi |
| Succeeded by | Viktor Paliy |
| Military Attache of Ukraine in the United States | |
| In office August 1992 – July 1995 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 August 1955 Khrystynivka, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine |
| Political party | Strength and Honor Civic Movement |
| Alma mater | Shevchenko National University, Kyiv |
| Website | Official website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ukraine |
| Branch/service |  Military Intelligence |
| Years of service | 1992–2005 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
Colonel General Ihor Petrovych Smeshko (Ukrainian: Ігор Петрович Смешко, born 17 August 1955) served as the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) from 2003 to 2005, where he supported the opposition during the Orange Revolution.[1] In 2010, he entered politics with the Strength and Honor party, which he formed with several former security and intelligence officials.[2] He was chairman of the Intelligence Committee under the President of Ukraine (from October 7, 2014, to March 12, 2015).[3]
Smeshko was registered as a candidate in the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election.[4] In the election he took 6th place with 6.04% of the vote.[5]
- ^ C. J. Chivers, BACK CHANNELS: A Crackdown Averted; How Top Spies in Ukraine Changed the Nation's Path, [1], New York Times, January 17, 2005
- ^ John Marone, Ihor Smeshko, ex-spy chief, enters politics, [2], Kyiv Post, April 28, 2010
- ^ "Being a Chairman".
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Zelensky told when he presented his key five team, Ukrayinska Pravda (19 March 2019)
- ^ "Power and Honor party: A fresh rating for the 2019 parliamentary elections". RBC Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 10 June 2019.